Construction Training Partnership EARNs Grant Funding in Maryland
The Baltimore Metro Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors was recently announced as a recipient of an EARN (Employment Advancement Right Now) Maryland grant by the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR). The EARN Maryland program is a state-funded workforce and economic development grant initiative that was passed by the state’s legislature during […]
Construction Projected to Be The Fastest Growing Occupation Over The Next 10 Years
According to its latest 10-year employment and labor force projections, the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has found that employment in the construction sector will grow at an annual rate of 2.6%. Of 19 employment sectors that BLS looked at for the next decade, the construction industry’s rate of growth is tied […]
NGA Summits Address Workforce and Training
When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) was sworn in as the National Governor’s Association Chairman, she announced a year-long effort to improve workforce development partnerships at the state level and elevate the importance of post-secondary credentials. As part of this initiative, Gov. Fallin has invited other governors to participate in regional summits to discuss workforce […]
K-5 and Middle School Students on Careers in Construction
During Build Your Future’s (BYF) Careers in Construction Month, BYF, CARBO Ceramics, Robins & Morton and the Jenkins County School System in Georgia joined forces to plan various construction-related activities throughout the month to engage students in elementary school, middle school and high school. Those activities included an art contest for students in kindergarten through 5th grade […]
Maryland’s Unique Industry-Led Approach to Filling the Craft Worker Pipeline
To improve its construction workforce pipeline, Maryland should focus on three areas: Generate career interest among young talent by changing the image of construction Align education with new technologies and skill sets and create stronger pathways from high school through university levels Increase the supply of 4-year Construction Management graduates produced in Maryland These findings […]
Survey Shows Impact of Skilled Worker Shortage
According to a survey of Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) members, 75 percent of respondents’ companies are experiencing a shortage of willing and qualified craft professionals. These results support the findings of the Construction Labor Market Analyzers’ 20/20 Foresight Report, which shows there will be a nationwide shortage of nearly 2 million skilled craft workers by 2017. […]
Educators, Government and Industry Agree: CTE Works
During a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing Sept, 20, four witnesses representing high schools, governments and industries that need CTE programs to keep up with workforce demands discussed the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) initiatives. The all were in agreement: CTE works and the key to making it continue to work is to […]
Construction User Group Focuses on Skills Gap
Workforce shortages are weighing heavily on the minds of construction owners as they prepare for rapid expansions in infrastructure, petrochemical and energy projects in many parts of the country. To address these issues, the Construction User’s Roundtable held a Skilled Workforce Summit last week in conjunction with their Fall Meeting in Naples, Florida. One […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Thank These Workers – Miami Herald 2. Local schools addressing the skills gap with hands-on programs – The Widsor Star 3. The Truth About Career And Technical Education – TeachThought.com 4. Vincennes University Offers Program to Teens to Jump-Start College Career […]
New Thinking Won’t End the Skills Gap – Training Will
“We don’t have a skills gap. We have a thinking gap,” writes Lou Adler in an article for the Business Insider, “Close The Skills Gap By Throwing Out Job Descriptions.” Adler, CEO and founder of The Adler Group, a training and search firm that helps companies implement performance-based hiring, argues that the skills gap can be […]
